Carl English’s basketball story is anything but ordinary. A longtime veteran of the Canadian National Team and 2018 NBL Canada Most Valuable Player, the 37-year-old grew up in Patrick’s Cove, Newfoundland (population: 56), shooting hoops on the side of the highway. He went on to star at the University of Hawaii and led the team … Continue reading Carl English: “[Basketball] was a way out”→

Whatever happened to Bryant Reeves? For most of filmmaker Kat Jayme’s life, the question existed without an answer. A longtime basketball fan who came of age watching the Vancouver Grizzlies, she set out to find the team’s most elusive and forgotten star. In Finding Big Country, which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Jayme … Continue reading Kat Jayme: “[Finding Big Country] is sort of the perfect story”→

Eric Koreen has a job most sports fans would only dream of: covering the Toronto Raptors for a living. For the past decade, Koreen’s columns for the National Post, VICE Sports, and The Athletic have earned him a loyal following amongst basketball fans — both for his insight and his occasionally irreverent approach. From his … Continue reading Eric Koreen: “We’re interesting creatures, sometimes”→